If you are asked to see a child who has very poor academic performance, is aggressive, and has the most difficulty at school among all the kids their age, you will suspect that the parents have which type of parenting style?单项选择题
A
Permissive-Indulgent
B
Authoritarian
C
Authoritative
D
Rejecting/Neglecting

Question

If you are asked to see a child who has very poor academic performance, is aggressive, and has the most difficulty at school among all the kids their age, you will suspect that the parents have which type of parenting style?单项选择题

A

Permissive-Indulgent

B

Authoritarian

C

Authoritative

D

Rejecting/Neglecting

BlackTom AI · Accepted Answer

Rejecting/Neglecting parenting is characterized by low responsiveness (emotional coldness, little warmth) and low demandingness (minimal supervision, inconsistent or absent discipline), which best explains severe academic failure and aggressive behavior.

1. Relevant knowledge points and concepts
- Baumrind’s four parenting styles: authoritative (high warmth, high control), authoritarian (low warmth, high control), permissive‑indulgent (high warmth, low control), and rejecting/neglecting (low warmth, low control).
- Typical child outcomes: authoritative → best academic and social outcomes; authoritarian → obedient but anxious, lower self‑esteem; permissive → poor self‑regulation, impulsivity; rejecting/neglecting → worst outcomes: poor academic achievement, delinquency, aggression, and social difficulties.

2. Step‑by‑step reasoning
- The vignette describes very poor academic performance and that the child “has the most difficulty at school among all the kids their age” — this implies extreme academic underachievement rather than mild or moderate issues.
- The child is described as aggressive, an externalizing behavior often linked with lack of parental monitoring and support.
- Combine these: low monitoring + low emotional support predict both severe school problems and higher risk of aggression/delinquency → fits rejecting/neglecting profile.

3. Calculations/intermediate steps
- No numerical calculations are required. Conceptually: worst academic outcome + externalizing behaviors → highest likelihood = rejecting/neglecting style.

4. Why the correct answer is correct
- Rejecting/neglecting parents fail to provide structure, guidance, and emotional support. Without supervision and warmth, children lack academic scaffolding, motivation, and behavior regulation, producing the severe school difficulties and aggression described.

5. Why the other options are incorrect
- Permissive‑Indulgent: high warmth but low control tends to produce impulsivity and some academic problems, but not typically the most severe school failure combined with marked aggression.
- Authoritarian: high control with low warmth often yields compliance, anxiety, or lower self‑esteem rather than the combination of extreme academic failure and pronounced aggression.
- Authoritative: high warmth and high control is associated with strong academic performance and good social behavior, opposite of the vignette.

6. Conclusion
Given the combination of the worst academic difficulties and aggressive behavior, the rejecting/neglecting parenting style best fits. Final answer: Rejecting/Neglecting.

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